THE FROSTBURG OUTDOOR RECREATION ECONOMY INSTITUTE

FOREI is a newly created collaborative led by Frostburg State University to empower communities and foster economic growth by leveraging what is arguably the region’s most powerful asset, its natural beauty.

MISSION

FOREI’s mission is to leverage the region’s world class outdoor recreation assets with the academic and entrepreneurial strength of FSU and its academic partners to provide research, education, and training to unlock the potential of the outdoor recreation industry.

ABOUT US

FOREI serves as a regional hub to coordinate and lead economic & community development; support outdoor economy focused education; train the regional workforce to fill the needs of the outdoor recreation economy; foster academic research; and catalyze entrepreneurialism & business development in the outdoor recreation sector.

We are led by a highly qualified staff of professionals and academics.

OUR TEAM

Jennifer Walsh, Esquire

Senior Associate Vice President,
Regional Engagement & Government Relations

Jeffrey Simcoe

Executive Director,
Frostburg Outdoor Recreation
Economy Institute (FOREI)

Natalia Buta Lowe, Ph.D.

Program Coordinator & Professor,
Recreation and Sport Management,
Director of Center for Advancement of
Natural and Outdoor Experiences (CANOE)

Mark Bowling

Program Coordinator,
Frostburg Outdoor Recreation
Economy Institute (FOREI)

STRATEGIC PARTNERS